El Salvador
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The United Kingdom and Ireland

It is always advisable to review the contents your bag and make sure you understand the consequences of not declaring products you have doubts of. If you don't declare illegal products, you will have committed an offence. If you're unsure about a product then it's best to contact the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). If you're unsure about goods you've already packed then it's best to declare them by walking UK Costumes. Then, if your product is illegal it will be taken away from you, but you won't be committing an offence or receive a fine. You will only receive an Official Notice of Surrender to record you have voluntarily declared your goods.

If you don't declare illegal products by walking through the green channel, you will have committed an offence. Detector dogs are especially trained to sniff out the goods so it's best not to try your luck. Your goods will be destroyed and you will receive an official Notice of Seizure, which is a written warning and means that your name will go on record. If it's a serious offence you may be detained for several hours, arrested or prosecuted, which could result in a fine or imprisonment.

Import controls are enforced to protect livestock, agricultural crops, wild flora and fauna and public health from exotic pests and diseases. The recent outbreak of the highly contagious Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and Avian Flu are just two examples of why these controls are in place.

Below is a guide for people travelling outside of the EU on what you can and can't bring into the UK. These restrictions apply for posting goods as well as personally carrying them into Britain. Vacuum-packed and sealed goods, whether bought from the airport or elsewhere, are still not permitted. As they say, if in doubt leave it out.

• All meat and meat products such as sausages, dried and smoked meat
• Milk and dairy products such as cheese and yoghurt
• Potatoes of any kind
• Kava Kava (Herbal ingredient from Pacific Region)

• Up to 1kg fish/fish products, bivalves (such as mussels and oysters)
• Eggs and egg products
• Honey
• Up to 2kg fruits and vegetables (vary by country)

For people travelling with babies or people who have specific medical requirements, travellers are permitted to bring a limited quantity of powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons in personal baggage. They must be in a commercially labelled container and unopened unless in current use.

Any meat and milk products are permitted from any of the above EU countries as well as the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Norway and San Marino.

A combined total of 5kg of meat and dairy products are permitted from: The Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland

*You cannot bring milk or meat products from any other country in Europe *Chocolate, confectionery and nuts are permitted into the country as long as they don't contain fresh cream or high levels of dairy products.

Foods allowed from the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man: There are no restrictions on importing meat, milk, fish, shellfish, eggs, honey, plants and their products into the UK.